Today was supposed to be a back to school day after the Independence Day holiday, except that Catherine was sick with a fever. And when you’re sick, you just want to lay on the couch, which she did with all skill. We hope this is a one-day bug, and she will be eager to attend school tomorrow to participate in the swim lesson.
Tracy taught her classes this evening. The Calvin students complain that her courses (“Politics of Contemporary Africa” and “NGOs and Development”) are their most demanding, but that may simply be due to a difference in pedagogy and independent student learning expectations. Based on conversations to date, professors at the University of Ghana expect more independent learning and content acquisition than professors at Calvin College. But Calvin classes usually demand more critical thinking and application. We’ll see how it all shakes out for the Calvin students at the end of the semester.
—Matt
